The story of the Winnipeg Film Group (WFG), mind like so many of its productions, refuses any simple synopsis. Told in its most conventional way, the story would begin with the group’s formation in 1974, chart its development through its initial productions of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and then celebrate […]
Forty years ago in 1975, video was in its infancy, celluloid was the industrial standard and independent filmmakers struggled to access equipment, facilities and resources to create films outside the mainstream. To meet this necessity, three filmmaking cooperatives had been newly formed: ACPAV (Association coopérative de productions audio-visuelles) in Montreal, the […]